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In the olden days, when the United States did summit meetings with the Soviet Union, there was a fundamental reason for that, which is, one of the things that the United States wanted from the Soviet Union was arms control.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
In those golden olden days, pop idols were thought of in the most hallowed terms possible.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 May 2026
In the olden days, a stand-up comedy fan might think to watch two or three specials a year.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
One of the world’s largest exhibitions of olden literature is gathering more than a hundred booksellers from across the globe to share their choicest wares — rare tomes, illustrations, maps, historical documents and random ephemera guaranteed to level-up your bookshelf and walls.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
In those golden olden days, pop idols were thought of in the most hallowed terms possible.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 May 2026
In the olden days, a stand-up comedy fan might think to watch two or three specials a year.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
One of the world’s largest exhibitions of olden literature is gathering more than a hundred booksellers from across the globe to share their choicest wares — rare tomes, illustrations, maps, historical documents and random ephemera guaranteed to level-up your bookshelf and walls.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Olden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olden. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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olden
adjective
old·en
ˈōl-dən 
: of or relating to earlier days
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